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o lyase no 3- 51st Year MEDFORDB United Preu full Leased Wit 20 Paget Eden Temporarily Quits Public Life Overwork Causes Heed for Rest; Nothing Serious Btltr Summoned To Assume Leadership Lcndoa U.RJ Prime Minis ter Anthony Eden, who With drew temporarily from public life Alonday night because of ill ness, was reported resting com fortably at his London residence today. s Informed sources said there as nothing in his condition to cause anxiety. The news reas sured Britons who feared the Prime Minister's illness might pose a new threat to Britain's tcurity in the Middle East. He was reported suffering only from overwork. - Doctors visited the 59-year-old Conservative leader early today nd said be was well enough to deal with the most important state papers. Lady Eden, satisfied that the Frime -Minister's condition was not serious, left London on a two-day trip, planning to return Wednesday night. Eden turned over the job . of 'guiding Britain durihgj. the next critical days to R. A. Butler, lord privy seal and leader of the House of Commons. Tire ITiine Minister called the usual, Tuesday morning Cabinet meeting today- aiid, asked Butler to presicfe in his absence. Kof the time being, li was said, uiie iifiv nu jiftiis iui cuuu to' go either to Chequers, his country home or to 'take the 195B vacation which he has beett denied by the pressure of events. Commander Robert Allan, his parliamentary private secretary, said Eden heart, blood pressure and stomach were "absolutely sound," a "It's jut that he' is fright fully tirecr," Allen said. "The doctors have been urging him to take a rest tor, Some time, but it just hasn't been possible. Yesterday,, it was decided he could not p-ostpone it any longer." Berrydale Group to Meet in School The Berrydale Sanitary com mittee will hold the first in a series of public meetings'to dis cuss problems of the area at 7:30 p.m. today in the Howard school. , The committer was 'ionncd last week after the defeat of an annexation proposal in the Ber rydale area in the general elec tion Nov. 6. Nick Gier. chair man of the committee, said there will be a review of sanitation problems of the area, and the progress made to date in solving them. Residents of the area who do not have transportation and plan to attend the meeting may tele phone members of the commit tee at 3-1063 or 2-1275 fox trans portation, Gier said. DOW-JONES AVERAGES Ne- York '.U.R) Dow Jones fuiai stock averaces: 30 ncfnstrials 470.07. off 4 49; 20 railroads 153.38, off 0.83; 15 ut ilities 66.42. off 0.36. imd 65' stocks 167.11. off 1.30. Sales to day were about 2.240.000 shares compared with 2.560.000 shares Monday. Salem UP.) The average ex GI with an Oregon Veterans' farm and home loan paid a property tax of $135 this year. Fourth Annual Be Led By Santa; Floats Are The fourth annual Christmas opening parade will start at 6:30 p.m. Wednesday. Nuv. 28. with Santa Claus leading it. accofding to Bill Kramer, president of the Medford Junio Chamber of commerce ana paraut: i-uduiudii. Kramer said Santa Claus will distribute candy to children as the parade continues. About 40 f'tcats from various organizations In the county have entered the parade, he said. Thirteen cash prizes will be awarded for the vest floats, he added. MEDFORD, OREGON, TUcoi. J W SIR ANTHONY EDEN No Need, for Anxiety Hungary Not To Accept Permanent Soviet Occupation Budapest (U.R) Hungary's Communists warned Russia to day that unlike Poland they will ntrt accept permanent Soviet mil itary occupation. In a sharp editorial publish ed in the official Communist party organ,- Hungarian Com munists served notice on the Kremlin that they do not want Soviet troops permanently sta tioned on Hungarian territory. Naw -Divisions Pour In The editorial in Ncp Szabad sag appeared as a reported 20 new Soviet army infantry div isions an estimated 200.000 troops poured in on the revolt shattered nation. Yugoslav sources in Belgrade reported heavy fighting rages in the Szeged area of . southern Hungary today. The sources said the .sound of heavy firing 20 miles away was heard for two nours around dawn-in the Yugo slav border town of Subotica. The informants said the fighting was reported between Soviet armored forces and Hungarian freedom figTiters. There was r.o confirmation in Vienna of reports by the Lon don Daily Telegraph that armed clashes had broken out between the new Soviet troops and the old Red army garrison forces. "The Telegraph also said "sev eral, hundred" Russian troops deserted and crossed into Yugo slavia for "internment." but Yugoslav officials declined com ment. . Washington iU.P.i The Agri culture Department says net farm income for this year is up Slightly from 1955 in the first increase since 1951. It forecast another gain for 1957. Weather FORFCAST: Fair tonight and Wrdnesdav. Low ronijht 24 High Wednesday 57. Temp. Hichett Yesterda 50 LowTst thu Morning 23 Our Skies Tonight Silnrlse - Sunset 4:45 p.m. MoonrKe : 7:23 p.m. I.a;t Quarlrr Saturday PROMINENT STARS Altair. high in south- . west 5:5 p.m. Fomalhaut, due otttn 7:06 p.m. VISIBLE PLANETS Mars, due south ": p.m. Jupiter, low in east 2:?o a.m. Venus, rises 4:31 a.m. Christmas Parade Will The parade is being sponsored by the Medford Jaycees in con junction with the Medford Mer chants association. It will start at Hawthorne park, proceed west on Main St. to Holly st., north on Holly, east on Sixth st.. south on Central ave. to Eighth St.. east to Bart lett st.. north on Bartlett st. to Main st. and east to Hawthorne park. About 150 invitations have been mailed to county groups re iMBER 20, 1956 Eden Joins Appeal For UN Observers To Enter Hungary Personal Note Sent Bulganin United Nations, N. Y. OI.R) British Prime Minister An thony Eden added his diplomatic weight today to UN appeals to Russia and the Hungarian gov ernment to admit observers to the revolt-scarred country. He sent a personal note to Soviet Premier Nikolai Bulgan in saying BrKain would welcome the admission of UN observers for an on the spot investigation. No Encouragement The General Assembly has re ceived no encouragement from either Budapest or Moscow for its resolution asking that facil ities for free travel in Hungary be granted to such a team. The assembly had before it also a resolution submitted by India, Indonesia and Ceylon urg ing the Hungarian regime to ad mit UN observers "without pre judice to its sovereignty." The United States announced "warm support" for a Cuban res olution to end the deportations and said it would also support the measure sponsored by In dia, Ceylon and Indonesia. Many Hungarians Flea While the assembly's debate proceeded. Secretary - general Dag Hammarskjold reported that 34.000 free Hungarians have fled into Austria and 2.000 refu gees still are streaming across the frontier. Hammarskjold issued an inter im report on the refugee situa tion while the General Assembly devoted its second full, day to debate nf a resolution calling on Russia to end immediately the deportation of Hungarian youth to Siberia. The United States an swered Soviet denials of deport ations with figures showing that 16.000 persons have been sent to Russia in scaled boxcars since Nov. 14. Gigantic Explosion Discharged in Utah Lakeside. Utah (U.R! A mas sive explosion with 1 per cent of the potency of an atomic bomb today ripped more than 1.000,000 tons of limestone rock from the face of a barren Utah cliff. It was the third largest non atomic explosion recorded in the United States. The blast pushed the face of the cliff about 250 feet outward over where a road had been. The explosive charge was 560, 000 pounds of powder and ama col, a nitrate of ammonia that has about half the energy yield of TNT. The blast was designed to pro vide rock to be used in Southern Pacific railroad's S49 million, four-year project of replacing with stone and concrete 12 miles of wooden trestle on Southern Pacific's famous Lucin cutoff across the northern end of Salt Lake. I Hearing to Continue Before Council Today The Mcdford city council will continue a public hearing on annexation of the Free Methodist church property on South Peach st. to the city at 7:30 p.m. today. The council will also consider calling a public hearing on the change of zone on Grape st. between 10th and 1th sts. from class II (multiple family) to class IIIA (limited commercial). The Mcdford planning com mission will hold a public hear ing on rezoning property in the southeast Medford area at a spe cial meeting at 5:30 p.m. today. Entered questing entry of floats in the parade. Kramer added that he expects "attendance this year to exceed the 8.000 that lined Med ford streets last year for. the parade. The parade chairman also is sued an appeal that more county organizations enter 'floats in the parade. There is no deadline for entering a float in the parade, he said. Those interested are asked to contact Kramer by telephon ing 2-6209. Price 10c Tribune United Press 1-ull Leased Wira sg -r ii J.Vhtt Sm 1 Sr i. . DAMAGE MAY INCITE MOBS This scene of desolation re sulted after an aerial bombardment of Port Said preceding the Anglo-French invasion of the Suez Canal city. Egypt an Tito Said Ready For Another Fight With Soviet Bosses London (U.R) Marshal Tito of Yugoslavia was reported embarking upon a second ma jor battle with Kremlin leaders today. There were unconfirmed reports of Soviet troop move ments toward the Yugoslav bor der. On the outcome of the politi cal struggle may depend the fu ture of Soviet Communist Party Leader. Njkita.. S. ..Khrushchev and his program of "de-Stalinizs-tion'' and Tito's future as a Communist leader, diplomatic observers reported. Confident of Victory Belgrade dispatches said Tito was confident he could win such a struggle for power. He won once before when he dared to defy Josef Stalin in 1948. Tito was ousted from the Cominform, the loose organization of Com munist states, and only recently regained Kremlin favor. The new break with Moscow began on Sunday, Nov. 11 when Tito made a speech denouncing Soviet Stalinists for their atti tude towards Hungary. He told the world that a sharp division existed among the Russian lead ers. Medford Men Slated To Appear in Court Two Mcdford men arrested by state police yesterday on charges of burglary and larceny of an auto arc scheduled to appear in circuit court at 9 a.m. tomorrow. David Walker Laflin, 28, 1032 Cherry St., Medford, and Jack T. Stallsworth, 29, 106 Lincoln St.. Medford, were arrested about 2:30 a.m. Monday while carrying a safe containing about $2,000 out of Cubby's Drive-In restaurant, 1275 South River side ave., Medford. They were attempting to carry the safe to a car, according to state police, which had been re ported stolen. "Pull Over : ,. ..I ; wiiaaJ ,...'$ Mill ZW Opposition By Mining Grants Pass Mining interests in southern Oregon voiced oppo sition to a proposed withdrawal of 23,358.67 acres of land along Rogue river at a public hearing which ended shortly after noon here today. The bureau of land manage ment, and forest service have re quested that a strip of land on each side of Rogue river between Prospect and Gold Beach - be withdrawn for recreational uses. Representatives of the mining industry claimed that much of the area along the river is known to have high mineral value, and that development of minerals is essential to the eco nomic growth of the area and is essential to national defense. They also claimed the withdraw al was punitive to miners. .Several Prospectors Opposing withdrawal were several prospectors, Sherman Smith. Grants Pass attorney rep resenting an Izaak Walton league chapter; Fay I. Bristol, presi dent of the Oregon Mining asso ciation and a representative of the American Mining council; and Hollis N. Dole, director of the state department of geologi cal and mineral industries. Those supporting the with drawal claimed the need for more recreational facilities an nually with increased tourist trade and shorter working hours. Administration To Seek. Dock Strike Injunction Washington (U.R) The ad ministration will seek an 80-day "national emergency" Taft-Hartley injunction to halt the East and Gulf Coast dock workers' strike unless it is settled quickly, informed sources said today. Honolulu (U.R) Three car riers, accompanied by a heavy cruiser and eight destroyers, ar rived at Pearl Harbor Monday as part of the Navy's plan to re group its forces in the Pacific. To The Curb" nounced that it has put all Eritish and French residents under restricted residence to protect them from mobs angered by what it calls Anglo-French atrocities in the invasion. to Withdrawal Voiced Interests at Hearing Thev said that income from tour- ist trade surpasses the economic . value of mining and said that annual income from recreation in Rogue river valley is S14 mil lion, S3 million of which comes from fishing interests alone. The withdrawal plan would assure proper maintenance of the area for recreational uses, they said. They noted that some spe- Three Medford Boys Arrested by Police Two Medford boys, aged 16 and 13, were arrested on charges of larceny and auto theft Mon day after stealing a Willys jeep from the Pioneer Trucking com pany lot. 401 East McAndrews id., Medford, according to Med ford police. The car was registered to James Allen Wooldridge, 3410 North Pacific highway, Medford. Wooldridge caught one of the juveniles when the pair returned the car to the lot after driving around Medford for about an hour, according to police. Wooldridge told police he had been at the lot looking for his car when he noticed the boys re turning in his jeep. He chased one of them, officers said, while the other got away. The other boy was taken into custody later, police said. Police said the boys admitted the theft, and cleared eight other cases during the past two months, including two stolen car reports. Other cases cleared, police said, included several minor thefts, and complaints of damage. Both boys were released to their parents to appear before juvenile authorities. A 17-year-old Medford boy was arrested Monday on charges of taking two sport shirts from the Medford bowling lanes dur ing the past month, police said. The boy was released to his parents to appear before juvenile authorities. Traffic Normal on Oregon Highways .Salem (U.R) Oregon's highway traffic moved normally without chains today through mountain passes, but drivers were wafned to watch out for spots of ice on many routes. Highway department sanding crews were reported busy at Government Camp, Warm Springs junction, Santiam pass. Willamette pass and around Meacham and Austin. Packed snow was reported at those points. Spots of ice were reported on highways near Wilson River summit. Sunset summit. Trout dale, Astoria. Tillamook. . Sal mon river. Bend, Baker, and John Day. Drivers again were warned to watch for falling rocks and ice along highway 22 near Detroit. Salem 'U.R) Oregonians who are able to do so are asked by Gov. Elmo Smith to join in the national program to re settle Hungarian refugees in this country. cies of wildlife and fish are vul nerable in surroundings brought about by mining. Supporting the withdrawal were Irving R. Hazeltine of the fish and wildlife service; A. V. Meyers, Oregon game, commis sion; and Charles S. Collins, vice president of the .Oregon Wildlife federation. In addition to oral testimony from 18 witnesses, about -20 writ ten statements were entered on the record, including several Izaak Walton league cha'pt'ers supporting the withdrawal. Vir gil Heath, Portland, district su pervisor of BLM, who presided, received a telegram from Sig Unander, state treasurer,- sup porting withdrawal. About 100 people attended the hearing. The record will re main open until Dec. 6 for addi tional written statements. " The BLM requested that 15,488 acres be withdrawn and the for est service asked that 7,780.67 1 be withdrawn from mining en try. Oregon City Blaze Fatal To Fireman . Oregon Ciiy ''U.R1 A fireman died here early today as a three alarm blaze swept through tlie Oregon City Glass Company. The victim was George Meade, who was pronounced dead at a local hospital after suffering from smoke inhalation. The fire broke out about 12:04' a.m. and was brought under con trol about 1 a.m. The glass company was heav-. ily damaged but there was no" immediate estimate of lo$s. Some automobiles on the nearby Pankey Motor .Company used car lot were blistered and the fire for a time also threatened Arnold's cafe. Consolidated Requests Coast-to-Coast Route Washington (U.R) Consoli dated Freightways, Inc., today asked for permission to es tablish coast-to:oast servict through the purchase of six east ern trucking firms. Tn its application to the Inter state Commerce Commission, the Portland, Ore., trucking com pany estimated the cost of acquir ing the firms at about $8 million. Encephalitis Case Listed In Jacksonville Last Week One case of encephalitis, a dis ease similar to sleeping sickness, was reported in Jackson county last week, according to Dr. A. Erin Merkcl, public health phy sician. Dr. Merkel said encephalitis is a complication of another dis ease or upper respiratory infec tion. In the case listed. Dr. Mer kel said encephalitis resulted from the complication of influ enza. It is not contagious, h said. The case was in Jackson ville. Also reported last week were two cases of infectious hepatitis, a virus infection of the liver. One case was ui Central Point and the other in Medford. There Danger of New Fighting Noted As Charges Hurled Jerusalem Reports Stiffened Attitude London (U.R) Thirt 197-man contingent of iba U.N. polica force t go into action was ordered lotiay from i tampotary canal low basa to Port Said. London '.U.R) British and French salvage vessels were re ported steaming toward both ends of the Suez Canal today in defiance of Egypt's declara tion it alone hadclte right to un block the waterway. The danger of a new outbreak of ngiuiiig nicreasea by tfte hour as 'each side biam the other lor breaking the cease fn and Jtgypt accused the Anglf rergji troops of "atrocities" in the Von Said'aiea 0 O Informed sources here and ($ Jerusalem reported a stiliened attitude toward Jigypt despite-1 repeated Egyptian threats to bring jn Soviet volunteers un less the British, tremjji and ls-n raeli troops wivndraw at once. IrooDS To Remain Parliamentary sources in. Lon don said firtiain and trance nas decided not to pull their 15.UUU Or more troops out of lUt Caial Zone until tne U.i. Emerguc Force (UNEF)is "competent ' lo taxe over the job obpoacfiif the area. A dispatch from Jerusalem said all three nations were ex pected, to remain in Egypt until O they are "satisfied "Egypt will comply with trtc U.S. respjuti&i setting up a Mideast police iorce. The sources smq Premier C David Ben-Gurion was dete?-0( mined not to be maneuvered o into political concession inane Sinai Peninsula by threats of So viet "volunteers" coming t th , Mideast., o o O Secretary General Dag Haja inarskjold repofts to the U.t. General Assembly today on jiis q talks with Egyptian PresPdent Gamal Abdel Nasser in Cino O this week-end. O Ship Block Canai O accepted the Egyptian viewpoint that U.N. forces" nist leave once th Anglo-French0 trog)5s pull out and had agreed on U.N.q help for clearing tl canal, now blocked by some 49 sunken ships. . o 0 o Hammarskjold ha indicated his concern at the closing of the canal? There was a possibility he would, fsess Egypt t accept British and French osalvage erews. o Three BLM Officials Visit in Medford a Three officials of the bureau of Jand management visited the district BLM office here yester day, eonferrjng with E. K. Peter son, district forester, aid offi cers of the district BLM advisory board. Theywers Garth Rudd, finan cial officer from the regional gf fice in Portland, Russelletty, assistant state supervisor in charge of western Oregon opera tions, and Lewi Miller, organi zation and managemwt officer from he Washington, D.C of fice. 0 They met with L. I.. Simpson, chairman, and B. L. Nutting, vijaj chairman, of he0local aivisonjj board, to discuss functions ai value of the? system of boaroj) which serve in an oadvisory, ca pacity to district foresters. Their visit coincided with meeting of O tha local board held here yj2r day. o No Prospect of Gawfin Rationing Seen in tk S0 o Washington (U.R Govern- O ment officisal gave niv assur ances today that there is no pros pect of gasoliac or fuel oil ra- tionmi in this country s a sult.of the Suez crisis. But they jvarned ofopossible priceQin creases. o o have been about 49 cases of in fectious hepatitis $i the county this year. Dr. Merkel said. .Fourteen cases of influenza cases were reported in Medford last week, and two in Ashland. One case of spinal meningitis was reported in Medford. The case developed in a local hos pital, and immediately isolated. Dr. Merkel said. It was the sec ond case of spinal meningitis this year, he said. Other communicable disease reported to the county health de partment last week incjded six chicken pox, four measles, five pneumonia, one infectious mon onucleosis, one dysentery, two impatigo, one mumps and one slref throat. . O
